Rutland to Lincoln

Hello everyone. We are back in touch again. We have just arrived in Lincoln and booked into our charming guest house. GG's back is good at the moment so we no longer need to make regular visits to Boots, hooray!"

We had a wonderful time in Rutland Waters. It is the most beautiful area and the barn conversion we stayed in was fantastic. The views from both sides were great. We looked over the water on one side, across the fields full of sheep and lambs, and a lovely garden on the other side full of bunny families.

We arrived on Tuesday afternoon and were more than pleased with our accommodation. After unpacking we went for a walk and an explore. We are opposite the Finches Arms and about 5 houses away from The Old Post Office. Upper Hambleton is not big but by god it's pretty.

 

On Wednesday we explored the villages in the area. We bought some supplies and generally had a relaxing day.

On Thursday we went to Leicester to see the Richard the 111 exhibition and to see the famous car park. It was great. They are still excavating in the car park so we couldn't go in but you could see the area quite well, from the gates. The exhibition was fascinating. We spent ages there and then visited the cathedral. The exhibition was in the 14th century Guildhall which has been restored. Another amazing building.

It has been confirmed that he will be reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2014.

 

We went to the Finches Arms for tea. I had scallops, yum, and GG had squid. It was yummy!

On Friday we drove to Cambridge. Friday, sadly, was very wet. We saw the wonderful colleges and walked down to the River Cam to watch the punts and the pinters, but the weather was not good! It was also graduation day for several of the colleges so they were not admitting visitors/tourists, only the students and their families. A miserable day for it!

Cambridge really is a bicycle town. There are bikes everywhere! They even have a bike park next to the car park!

 

 

 

 

We had a lovely time in Rutland and were sorry to leave this morning. We are now in Lincoln. The cathedral is ginormous! We will go out for a walk shortly.

 

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